Iranwire – In a statement published on April 25, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported that “Iran’s security forces repressing widespread protests have unlawfully killed, tortured, sexually assaulted, and disappeared children as part of a pattern of serious violations.” The New York-based group investigated abuses against 11 children between September 2022 and February 2023, and documented new details about two previously reported …

Iranwire – As IranWire has reported, hundreds of Iranians have sustained severe eye injuries after being hit by pellets, tear gas canisters, paintball bullets or other projectiles used by security forces amid a bloody crackdown on mainly peaceful demonstrations. Doctors say that, as of now, at least 580 protesters have lost one or both eyes in Tehran and in Kurdistan alone. …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Two Baluch Men and a woman were executed for drug-related charges in Birjand Central Prison. At least one was secretly executed. According to Hal Vash, three Baluch minorities including a woman were executed in Birjand Central Prison on 30 April. They were all sentenced to death for drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Courts. One of …

RFL/RE – National Clean Air Day was not a cause for celebration this year in Tehran, where many residents were shuttered in their homes for their own safety to avoid exposure to the Iranian capital’s infamous and deadly smog. In the run-up to January 19, the day Iran dedicates to promoting air quality, students were prevented from attending universities and …

VOA —Iran’s parliament voted to dismiss the minister of Industry, Mines and Trade Sunday. Amid allegations of mismanagement and widespread dissatisfaction with rising prices, especially in the car market, Reza Fatemi Amin was forced from his position, with 162 of the 272 lawmakers present voting to oust him. There are 290 seats in parliament. Last year, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Three Baluch men were executed for drug-related and murder charges in Zahedan Central Prison and Iranshahr Prison. According to Hal Vash, two Baluch men were executed in Zahedan Central Prison and one in Iranshahr Prison on April 29. The two men executed in Zahedan were identified as 48-year-old Nematollah Rigi Ladiz (known as Abdollah Roudini) and Abdolsattar Shahuzehi who …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Ahmad Nikouyi, a man sentenced to death for adultery, has been executed in Karaj Penitentiary. Though Iranian law proscribes stoning for adultery, a punishment last carried out in 2010 after international pressure raised the political cost of its use. Those sentenced to stoning are secretly executed by hanging instead. According to information obtained by Iran …